Literary Names for Boys

This name of a character in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is short, sweet and Southern-sounding.

A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.

Is it a real name....or no?

The name of the hero of Nathan Englander's The Ministry of Special Cases is also the name of the prayer Jews say for the dead, so be aware that this could definitely be seen as an offensive choice to avoid.

Surname of a character in Henry James' What Maisie Knew.

Falmouth may be a beautiful seaside spot in Massachusetts, but as a name it's perilously close to "foul mouth." Falmouth Kearney was the name of Barack Obama's great-great grandfather.